LYNN - Joe Bell, who has been working part-time for the Town of Lynn, now has a permanent, full-time job, with all benefits, at the Lynn street and water departments. He was approved for hiring by the town council at their meeting on Monday, Sept. 17.

HALEYVILLE - Steve Foshee of Tombigbee Electric Cooperative and U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt were keynote speakers at the Tuesday, Sept. 18, meeting of the Haleyville Civitan Club

HALEYVILLE - U.S. Congressman Robert Aderholt joined Haleyville Mayor Ken Sunseri and officials with Kith Kitchens at the North Industrial Park, Tuesday, Sept. 18, to see first hand the product of federal funding the corporation has received through the years as part of the Smart Growth America program.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The remains of a Double Springs woman were found in the rubble of her single wide manufactured home after a blaze destroyed the residence Thursday night, Sept. 13.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Ashley Brooke Fields, 26, of Arley, who was found guilty of murder/felony murder at the end of her 10-day murder trial, Aug. 10, was sentenced Wednesday afternoon

WINSTON COUNTY - During the week of September 17-20, the Office of U.S. Senator Doug Jones will host informational sessions across Alabama for constituents who are interested in applying for a nomination to one of the five U.S. military service academies.

DELMAR- Cases of water were given by the Delmar Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4543, to Lynn, Delmar, Bear Creek, Haleyville and Craft fire departments on the evening of Sept. 10.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - A new look is coming to the tag decals on the back of vehicles for Winston County, soon to be for all of Alabama. For now though, Winston County is a pilot county, among others, for issuing the month and year on one decal to be placed on the upper right corner of tags.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The second annual Double Springs City Fest was held Saturday, Sept. 8 and was bigger than last year according to event sponsor Crystal Till.

WINSTON COUNTY - A bus carrying 26 pediatric resident students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham crashed between Houston and Arley Friday afternoon, Sept. 7.

HALEYVILLE - Registration is now open for "Preschool Story Hour" at the Haleyville Public Library and is for children ages two-and-a-half to five years of age and not yet in kindergarten.

In the article regarding the Bear Creek Council that appeared in the Wednesday, September 5, 2018 edition of the Northwest Alabamian, the opening paragraph stated...

HALEYVILLE - What began Thursday, Aug. 30 as a missing person’s report quickly turned into a murder scene on Aug. 31. Vicky Denise Howton, 53, was found deceased and hidden in the bedroom closet at 1630 9th Court.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Caleb Pruitt, age 8, is going to be a natural born salesman when he grows up. The third grader was honored Monday, Aug. 20, at the Double Springs Cub Scouts Pack 92 meeting, for selling 78 plates for the Big Jerry’s Fundraiser.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bankhead National Forest.

HALEYVILLE - The Parks and Recreation Department and the City of Haleyville have entered into a partnership with the Coach Safely Foundation. The resolution was passed at the council meeting on Sept. 4.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Board of Education held their first budget hearing at the regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, with anticipated revenue and budgeting expenditures staying close to the same amount.

BEAR CREEK - Allegations of misspending of funds in the Town of Bear Creek has been raised to a new level, with an active investigation now underway by the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI has been making visits to the Bear Creek Town Hall/Water Works building, seen in photo, as part of their investigation.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - Winston County Schools have invested in even stronger student and staff safety features while on buses, thanks to the Zonar system, which tracks buses with location reports, rider status and driver performance, as well as other web-based features during routes.

BEAR CREEK - A Bear Creek woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, reckless endangerment, possession of drug paraphernalia, attempting to elude a police officer, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance, said Haleyville Police Chief Kyle Reogas.